FitThe skills finance employers in India ask for most
Finance postings in India keep asking for the same core: accounting standards, tax, ERP systems and spreadsheets. The table below measures how often each comes up across FitRole's live verified roles, so you can see where to invest your time.
Guide reviewed 27 Oct 2026. The figures and roles below come from FitRole's live list and update automatically.
What's live right now
Top cities: Bengaluru (351) · Gurugram (140) · Mumbai (103) · Hyderabad (93) · Pune (82) · Chennai (52)
Employer types: Global capability centre (400) · KPO (243) · Bank / NBFC (159) · CA firm (127)
The main paths
Skills these roles ask for most
Share of the latest live roles in this guide that mention each skill or tool.
| Skill or tool | Share of roles |
|---|---|
| Reconciliation | 38% |
| SAP FICO | 18% |
| Power BI | 15% |
| Oracle | 11% |
| IFRS | 10% |
| SOX | 10% |
| Advanced Excel | 8% |
| US GAAP | 8% |
How often employers ask for each skill
Share of FitRole's 1013 live verified finance roles whose title, skills or description mention each one. Updates automatically.
| Skill or tool | Roles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Reconciliation | 429 | 42% |
| Excel | 386 | 38% |
| SAP | 231 | 23% |
| Oracle | 156 | 15% |
| Month-end close | 149 | 15% |
| US GAAP | 141 | 14% |
| Power BI | 115 | 11% |
| IFRS | 93 | 9% |
| GST | 43 | 4% |
| SQL | 20 | 2% |
| Ind AS | 12 | 1% |
| Tally | 3 | 0% |
How to search well
- Name versions and modules: “SAP FICO” or “Oracle Fusion AP” tells an employer more than “ERP”.
- Back each skill with a result: a close shortened, a reconciliation cleaned up, a dashboard leaders used.
- Add the skills to your FitRole profile: your fit % on every role updates straight away.
- Learning something new? Pick the gap that shows up most for the roles you want. Pro insights show your personal skill gap.
Latest verified roles
One per employer, newest first. Each links to the employer's original posting from its FitRole page.
Where FitRole fits, and where it doesn't
FitRole only lists roles it can trace to the employer's own careers page or job board, and re-checks each one every 7 days. That makes it a good place to see verified finance roles in one list. It is not complete: some employers hire only through recruiters, referrals or their own sites we don't cover yet, so keep a short list of target employers' careers pages too. Roles can close between our checks; confirm on the employer's site before applying.
Common questions
Which skill is most in demand for finance jobs in India?
See the live table on this page: it counts how often each skill appears across verified finance roles.
Is Tally still needed?
Yes, for many accounts roles at Indian companies and CA firms. Larger companies and GCCs more often ask for SAP or Oracle.
Should I learn Power BI or SQL?
Both come up in FP&A, MIS and analytics roles. Excel remains the baseline, as the table shows.
Is Ind AS or IFRS more useful?
Ind AS for Indian listed and large companies; IFRS or US GAAP for GCCs reporting to global parents.
More guides
- Where to find verified finance jobs in India
- Where CAs can find jobs in India
- Finance jobs at GCCs in India
- FP&A jobs in India
- From CA articleship to your first job
- CA Inter jobs in India
- Big 4 vs GCC finance careers
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